Foreign off-road biker rescued after suffering stroke on Pattaya hillside

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Foreign off-road biker rescued after suffering stroke on Pattaya hillside

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Sawang Boriboon rescue foundation needed to mount a three hour operation on foot to reach a foreign off-road biker who had become sick on a hillside. 

 

He was with two friends who were unable to help him after he fell unconscious. They alerted the authorities.

 

The incident happened on an area near the border of Chonburi and Rayong near Khao Wai in the Song Phee Nong Hill area.

 

When the rescue team arrived they found the man unconscious. He appeared to have had a stroke of some kind and was carried down the hill.

 

The rescue was not completed until about 11 pm when the man was taken to hospital. 

 

No names, nationalities or condition of the victim was provided in the Sanook report. 

 

Source:: Sanook

 

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2019-04-09

[smedly]

very young looking to have had a stroke

 

perhaps something less serious like heat exhaustion and dehydration considering how hot it is right now

 

Hope he is ok

[Curmudgeon1]

16 hours ago, smedly said:

very young looking to have had a stroke

 

perhaps something less serious like heat exhaustion and dehydration considering how hot it is right now

 

Hope he is ok

Unfortunately losing consciousness from heat exhaustion is very serious. Heat stroke comes next if it's more than feeling faint. 

Dehydration if not treated is also serious. I believe I read in Tucson, one can lose up to 2 liters of water an hour, but can only replenish(absorb) 1 liter... A3-4 hour hike could be disastrous even though large amount of fluids are available. Last year... or the year before????. They lost 5 people on the weekend.... all experienced hikers...

[observer90210]

Of course the farang biker has proper insurance to cover the EMS rescue search and any eventual hospital fees. ????

Edited April 9, 2019 by observer90210

[hotchilli]

Should've stayed in town, hundreds of strokes going on there every night.... 

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Finnish tourist rescued from Chon Buri mountain top

By The Nation

 

 

Rescuers on Monday carried a Finnish tourist down from the top of a mountain in Chon Buri’s Bang Lamung district after he had collapsed and become stranded there for more than nine hours.
 

Officials from the Sawang Boribun Thammasathan Foundation and Bang Lamung district office completed the rescue of Jo Han (not official spelling), 37, at 10.30pm, before rushing him to hospital.

 

The Finnish tourist and a group of foreign friends had ridden their motorcycles up the forest trail to Khao Wai mountain in Tambon Khao Mai Kaew on Monday morning.

 

 

However, after reaching the summit, Jo collapsed because of a pre-existing ailment, and some of his friends rode back down the mountain to seek help. 

 

Officials first sent a team of motorcyclists to evaluate his symptoms, before sending two teams of 15 rescuers to take turns in carrying him down the mountain.

 

While he was being carried down, rescuers had to connect him to an oxygen tank to help his breathing.

 

The rescue operation took about nine hours.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30367424

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2019-04-10

[RobbyXNorway]

Hope he comes out ok. Having pre-existing conditions does not mean you should not live life to the fullest. But always take care and inform others if its something that can have serious consequences (like heart condition).

[freebyrd]

22 hours ago, smedly said:

very young looking to have had a stroke

 

perhaps something less serious like heat exhaustion and dehydration considering how hot it is right now

 

Hope he is ok

That's what I thought previously. My brother who is a Physio of 40 years standing told me that even babies can have strokes.

[smedly]

1 hour ago, freebyrd said:

That's what I thought previously. My brother who is a Physio of 40 years standing told me that even babies can have strokes.

yes I understand that but a stroke is generally much more likely in older folk, plus it is impossible to tell if someone suffered a stroke while on the ground unconscious, it is a wild unfounded conclusion.

 

Looking purely at the physical activity, the age and the current temperature - stroke would be well down the list of explanations for what happened to this guy, maybe "heat stroke" is what they meant

[mercman24]

i had a friend, rally driver,  who died of heat stroke whilst competing in an African rally years ago.

[balo]

Pre existing condition and on offroad bikes in this tropical heat, not the best combination. 9 hours was a very long rescue operation, hope he will recover and his condition will not get any worse after this. 

[marquis22]

 

"No names, nationalities or condition of the victim was provided in the Sanook report."

Hope he is not finnished. 

[bert bloggs]

My wife was on a trail run there when it happened, she said it was a very long time before they could get to him and bring him down , you need quick attention with a stroke to minimise long term effect .

such a shame .